It appears as though Vincent Lecavalier could spend a third season in Philadelphia.
Speaking to TSN’s Frank Seravalli, Lecavalier’s agent Kent Hughes said his client would not retire “under any circumstances”. The Flyers have not contacted Lecavalier about a possible buyout either.
According to Capfriendly.com, buying out Lecavalier would cost the Flyers $2.9 million against the cap in each of the next three seasons. He would then be on the books for an $888,889 cap hit from 2018-21.
Hughes’ latest comments come after he suggested in March that his client could retire before his five-year, $22.5 million contract expires.
The 35-year-old appeared in 57 games for the Flyers in 2014-15 scoring eight goals and 12 assists to go along with a minus-7 rating while averaging 12:39 in time on ice.
Lecavalier’s name surfaced in trade rumors last May, as he was unable to fit into Craig Berube’s system.
It was suggest then that a move to Nashville, where he could reunite with Peter Laviolette, would be a good fit. Laviolette reportedly lobbied for the Flyers to sign Lecavalier after the Tampa Bay Lightning bought him out.
During the 2014-15 season Lecavalier told The Canadian Press that he would likely benefit from a change of scenery.
“Maybe it’s just a better opportunity I need,” said Lecavalier. “It happens to a lot of guys. Sometimes you just have to get out of it, try to get out of it and work hard through it and maybe another opportunity will happen.”
His comments came just days after Berube said he felt more comfortable with Claude Giroux, Sean Couturier and Pierre-Edouard Bellemare as his centers.
In 126 games over two seasons with the Flyers Lecavalier has 28 goals, 57 points and a minus-7 rating.
